Fish-jar or aquarium.



Patented nec. 9, |902.

F. R. IiILLINDEI.A FISH JAR 0B AGUARLUM. (Application med sept. e,1962.)

l(No Model.)

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK R. GILLINDER, yOF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TOGILLINDER da SONS, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

FISH-JAR 0R AQUARIUM.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 715,571, dated December9, 1902.

Application led September 9 1902. Serial No. 122.649. (No model.)

To all whomV it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICKTR. GILLIN- DER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State ofPennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Fish-J ars orAquariums, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in a fish-jar or aquarium, theconstruction of the same adapting a plant-holder to be supported thereinwithout interfering' With the freedom of the fish from the top to thebottom of the Water, and vice versa, and other advantages are presented,as will be hereinafter set forth.

Figure 1 represents a vertical section of a fish-jar or aquariumembodying. my'invention. Fig. 2 represents a top or plan View thereof.Fig. 8 represents a perspective view of the plant-holder thereof.

' Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in theligures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a ishjar,the side of Which isdeflected inwardly, thus reducing the width of the same', as at'B',forming the neck B in the interior of the jar for purposes to behereinafter explained.

C designates a plant-holder consisting of a vessel or flower-pot D, thesame being of considerably less diameter than the neck or shoulder B, soas to be suspended within the same,

with a free space around the holder and having radiating arms E, whichare of such length that they may be placed within the jar A on theshoulder B, and thus properly support said vessel, it being seen thatthe arms E are separated to such an extent as to present no materialobstruction within the jar, and thus permit the fish to swim freely fromthe ltop to the bottom of the water, and vice versa, it being seen thatthe holder C may be readily removed and reapplied, and asV the top ofthe holder is above the neck B and said top occupies the Wide portion ofthe jar the plants are prevented from spreading or crowding about theinterior of the neck B', which., if

occurring, would interfere with the freedom of the fish through the jaror eventually result in preventing them from passing through said neck Band reaching the top of the water, the fatal effects of which will beevident. Y. In the removal of the plant-holder the arms or vessel may bereadily grasped from the top of the jar and the holder withdrawn withouti disturbing the sand, stone, or other matter at 1. A fish-jar oraquarium having in its side a reduced neck and a shoulder on theinterior of said neck, and a plant-holder having sepa` rated armsradiating therefrom and adapted to rest on said shoulder and besuspended Within said neck. l

2. A fish-jar or aquarium having a neck in its side,forming aninwardly-projecting shoulder, the upper portion of said jar being widerthan said neck and a removable plant-holder having separated armsradiating therefrom, which arms are supported on said shoulder, the bodyof said `shoulder being within said neck and the top of the same beingabove said shoulder and occupying the Wide portion of the jar.

3. In a fish-jar or aquarium, a jar having a portion of its sideinwardly deflected forming an internal shoulder and a plant-holder,consisting of a Vessel and separated arms radiating therefrom, said armsbeing adapted to support said vessel within said jar on said shoulder.

FREDERICK E. GILLINDEE. Witnesses:

J oHN A. WIEDEESEEIM, C. D. MCVAY.

